so they waited six weeks until after the november election, and then they did it. and now, after considerable pushback from the department of homeland security saying that was categorically false. it turns out maybe not so false. joining me now michael graham, a boston herald columnist, a new england talk show host he's been following this. welcome back. >> and living in massachusetts we call that a thursday. the political friendships turning out to keep you out of jail happen all the time and it's truly outrageous, it bugs normal people because what happens to you if like you have a paper work error and happened to me a few years ago and your license is suspended, you didn't know it and you get pulled over and you're going to jail, jail-jail over a piece of paper work. here is a guy, here illegally and sex offender and working on capitol hill and the department of homeland security affirmatively steps in not only are we not going to treat this guy like the criminal he is, we're going to give him treatment as if it was a minor paper work violation. >> megyn: when t